Egg-testing apparatus.



Y. VAN WOERDENY.

EGG TESTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1914.

1,141,593. Patented June 1, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented June 1,1915.

a pneatign filed May 7, 1914. Serial No. 836,996.

To a l who it m y concern '7 Be it known that I, YSBRAND VAN Worn? DnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Testing Ap paratus, of which the following is a specifiati n- My invention relates to new and useful improvements'in apparatus for testing eggs has for its primary object to provide testing apparatusof simple and novel construction by means of which large quantities of eggs may be tested in a most reliable and expeditious manner.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a rotary table to extend into a dark room in which is mounted illuminating means, said table having openings 7 therein to receive trays containing eggs, said illuminat ng means arranged to sh ne through the eggs to enable the operator to pick out the spoiled eggs.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a novel arrangement of mirrors arranged within the dark room to act as reflectors and enable the operator to readily and easily determine the" condition of the eggs.

Another important object of my invention is to provide apparatus of the character described that is simple asto construction, extremely reliable and eiiicient' in operation and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

.The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed outas claimed.

' With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure l is a top plan view cf my improved apparatus showing the dark room in section and that portion of the table extending within the dark room having eggs thereon,' Fig; 2 is a longitudinal sec tional View of my apparatusshowing certain walls of the dark room broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail plan View of a well or pit to contain the illuminating means and mirror reflectors, and Fig. l is a detail sectional view showing fragmentary portions of one of the egg supporting trays and the table.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety, a horizontal circular and rotating table that is provided with pairs of rectangular openings 2 arranged arcuately adjacent the periphery of the table and has mounted on each side of the pairof openings, a receptacle 3 into which the bad eggs are to be placed. A central supporting column or standard 4 having an enlarged base 5 rota-tably receives a spindle or shaft 6 can ried by the table 1. The upper portion of the standard 4 is provided with a circular and fiat bearing portion 7 to cooperate with a similar portion 8, carried by the table 1, said portions? and 8 being grooved circumferentially to receive ball bearings 9. The ball bearings 9 permit an easy turning of the table 1. v

Arranged to cooperate with the table 1 is a dark room designated A as an entirety and which consists of side walls 10 and a front or end wall 11. The dark room 8 is approximately triangular in cross section as shown in'Fig. 1' in the drawings and alined openings 12 are formed in the front and side walls thereof sothat a portion of the table 1 extends within the dark room. That portion of the table which extends into the dark room comprises a pair of the openings 2 and receptacles 3 on each side thereof thus enabling a large number of eggs to be tested.

Mounted within the dark room A adjacent the apex portion thereof and beneath the table '1 is a well, .pit or receptacle 12 having upwardly and outwardly inclined inside walls'13 upon which are mounted mirror refiectors 14:. The bottom wall of the receptacle is provided with illuminating means comprising a number of powerful electric lamps 15f Formed about the periphery of each of the openings 2. in the table 1 is a downwardly' extending flange 16 that is provided: at its lower edge with an inwardly and right angularly extending supporting flange .17. The flanges 17 are designed to support egg trays 18. The egg trays 18 comprise frames consisting of a number of cells 19 that are divided by horizontal walls 20, the walls 20' being provided with openings to receive the eggs as shown in Fig. 4 in the drawings.

The end walls of the egg trays 18 are provided with beads or molding strips 21 to enable easy handling.

;A large mirror 22 is mounted upon a horizontal shelf 23 carried by the inner face" ofthe front wall 11 of the dark room and supportedat'its upper edge'by a hook 24c. The mirror 22 enables the operator within the darkroom to View the eggs from the rear sides thereof. A door 25 is provided in one of the side walls 10.

In operation the trays 1.8 after having eggs placed therein as shown in Fig. 4 in the drawings are arranged within the open ings 2. The operator within the dark room by rotating the table 1 brings the pairs of trays into position over the well, pit or re ceptacle 12 The illuminating means within the receptacle reflected by the reflectors l4i shine through the eggs on the trays and enable the operator to quickly sort the spoiled eggs. The spoiled eggs are placed into the receptacles 3 and the good eggs after being tested. removed from the table and placed in a crate or receptacle not shown. The mirror 22 enables the operator to examine the eggs carefully.

It will be readily seen with reference to.

the foregoing-description and accompanying drawings that I have provided simple and effective apparatus by; means of which large numbers of eggs may be readily tested thus saving a great deal of time and labor as heretofore it has generally been the practice to examine each egg.

In practice, Ihave found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most 'eflicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to,

emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, propor tion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing-any of the advantages of my invention, as set forth. j

l/Vhat is claimed is 1 In egg testing apparatus, the combina:

tion with a dark room of a rotary table extending partly within the dark room through openings in the walls thereof, said table being arranged to receive the eggs to be tested and illuminating means within the dark room to shine .through'the eggs on the table when the table is rotated.

2. In egg testing apparatus, the combination with a rotary table of a darkroom having certain walls thereof provided with alined openings to receive a portionof the table, said table being provided w th openings arranged in pairs to contain trays of eggs, a receptacle havlng its upper end. open mounted within sald dark room be-- neath the. tableland illuminating means within the receptacle. v

.3. In egg: testing apparatus thecombinationwith a rotary table ofa dark room having certain walls thereof provided with open ings to receive a portion of the table, said table provided with openings arranged in pairs to receive trays of eggs, receptacles arranged on opposite s des of each palrof.

openings and a light arranged within the" dark room beneaththat portion of the table therein and a receptacle havingits upper end open mounted within the dark room' under the table and housingthe light. V

4. In egg testing apparatus the icombina tion with a circular rotatable table to-1con-. tain eggs of a darkroom having a portion of thetable extending therein, a receptacle having its upper end open mounted within the dark room beneath the table, illuminate ing means mounted withinrthe bottom of the receptacle reflecting means mounted within the receptacle, said illuminating. means to shine through the eggs on that its periphery, egg'traysto be positioned withinthe openings being open at their tops andbottoms and supporting eggs, receptacles mounted on the'tableadjacent the open-,

ings therein, a receptacle mounted within the dark room andhavingits upper'e'nd open andslightly spaced fromthe under face of the table, illuminating means mount-z ed within-the, receptacle and agmirrorarranged within the darkroom portion. of the table therein.

above that p 7.6. In egg testingapparatus, a rotatable' table having a pluralityof rectangular.

openings therein formed in 'pairs,'downedges thereof, right ,angularlyextending Warclly extending flanges'formed about the flanges formed onthe' lower. edges of the x first named flanges, receptacles mounted on oppositesides of the pairsof openings,.re-

movable egg trays mounted within the dark room beneath the table to shine 10 through eggs on the table.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YSBRAND VAN WOERDEN.

Witnesses:

C. D. Poms, Jr., GUY H. POWELL.

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